Road side pegmatites, Eshkashim pegmatite field, Ishkashim District, Badakhshan, Afghanistani
Regional Level Types | |
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Road side pegmatites | Pegmatite Field |
Eshkashim pegmatite field | Pegmatite Field |
Ishkashim District | District |
Badakhshan | Province |
Afghanistan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 40' North , 71° 40' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
227597
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227597:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0d250273-bcf2-4f66-a9ce-95db497354cd
A group of about 20 cassiterite-bearing spodumene pegmatite dykes, hosted in Early Triassic slate. The dykes are 15-400 m long, 1-4 m thick and contain 20-30 % spodumene.
This group of pegmatites is located in Wakhan District, just east of the border with Ishkashim District.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Li | Lithium | |
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Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
TurkestanArea
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